Fall Rendezvous planned at Camp Clay

VW Fall Rendezvous information The Jennings Creek Council and the Van Wert YMCA are again partnering to bring the Van Wert community a fun, interactive re-enactment of how life would have been in the 1800s. The YMCA’s Camp Clay will be the site for the Fall Rendezvous, to be held Friday through Sunday, September 5-7. […]

Area man violates 2-day old probation

VW Common Pleas Court information A Willshire man who was placed on probation just two days ago was in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Friday on charges he violated that probation. Michael Speakman, 22, appeared before Judge Charles D. Steele for a probation violation hearing. Speakman at first denied, but later admitted that […]

Fair Board moves back camping dates

Van Wert County Fair information The recent wet weather has resulted in the Van Wert County Fair Board moving back admission of campers onto the fairgrounds. Campers originally scheduled to come in today have been postponed until Sunday afternoon, while those originally scheduled for Sunday have been moved back to Monday afternoon. The Fair Board […]

Douglas Allen Seibert

Douglas Allen Seibert, 49, of Van Wert, died at 4:20 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2014, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born September 15, 1965, in Van Wert, the son of the late Robert and Dorothy “Doris” (Stant) Seibert. Survivors include two children, Zachary D. Seibert and Morgan (fiance Jordan Damman) Seibert, […]

United Way sets goal, names pacesetter

VW independent/United Way  information The 2014 United Way campaign chair, Scott Mull of Central Insurance, has set an aggressive campaign goal for the United Way of Van Wert County — $600,000! “We first started discussing what the amount our campaign goal should be during the allocation process,” Mull said. “This year’s goal is the amount […]

Historical notes from VW County Fair

Van Wert County Fair information It has been 159 years since the first Van Wert County Fair was held. On August 8, 1855, planning began for the first county fair and, on October 30 of that year, a location was selected, and the very first one-day fair held at the former Dull Lumber Company location north […]

NPAC honors nearly 200 volunteers

Niswonger PAC information Volunteers are at the very center of the performing arts in northwest Ohio. This fact was recognized on August 19 at the 2014 Niswonger Performing Arts Center’s Volunteer Appreciation Dinner. Consistent with the banquet theme “This Show Is All About YOU!”, nearly 200 Niswonger volunteers took the Central Mutual stage to be […]

Ohio BWC offering ‘Another Billion Back’

Ohio BWC information Building on the momentum of last year’s “Billion Back” plan, “Another Billion Back” would inject an additional $1 billion into Ohio’s economy while making an unprecedented commitment to safe workplaces and a healthy, productive workforce. “Another Billion Back”: Provides a one-time rebate of $1 billion for private employers and public-taxing districts. Increases […]

Nina Duella Dealey

Nina Duella Dealey, 89, of Convoy, died at 3:42 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 21, 1925, in Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Francis and Duella (Krauter) Krick. On August 2, 1941, she married Oliver Henry Dealey, who preceded her in […]

James O. Miller

James O. Miller, 77, of Grover Hill, died Thursday morning, August 21, 2014, at his residence. He was born November 7, 1936, in Van Wert, the son of the late Gaylord Miller and Audrey (Crone) Hammond. He married Sue Ann (Kinner) Miller, who survives in Grover Hill. Other survivors include four children, Dean Miller and […]